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This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. Warwick Tarboton is an authority on the nesting habits of birds and has published previously on the subject. |
The Geographical Variation of Southern African BirdsDue for Publication in the First quarter of 2012 Hugh Chittenden, David Allen
and Ingrid Weiersbye. This unique publication will be in Field Guide format with over 100 plates of southern African bird sub-species. The plumage differences for over 550 of the 850 regional sub-species will be illustrated.  |
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Roberts Online |
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Roberts Online is a subscription-based online version of Roberts 7 texts, illustrated with artwork, distribution maps, bird sounds, and most importantly, thousands of digital photographs.
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Roberts Birds VII |
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| The most comprehensive single volume handbook on the African comtinent. Published in 2005. |
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Roberts Bird Guide |
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The most up to date Field Guide on African birds with colour maps and full page texts on bird biology. Published October 2007. |
Roberts Voëlgids |
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| Die nuutste Veldgids op die mark met volledige beskrywings en kaarte, wat die voëllewe van Suidelike Afrika betref, is nou beskikbaar. | |
Roberts Bird Guide
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| An essential bird guide for anyone visiting the Kruger National Park and ajacent lowveld region. | |
Kruger National Park Bird Checklist |
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This pocket sized checklist is available from Onthedot Logistics, email: orders@onthedot.co.za |
The John Voelcker
Bird Book Fund
Roberts Birds - First Edition
In December 1935 the South African Bird Book Fund was formed to fund a complete and up-to-date new bird book for southern Africa under the authorship of Austin Roberts, and illustrated by Norman C.K. Lighton. The successful and popular first edition, titled The Birds of South Africa, was published on 8 June 1940. The affairs of the fund were handled by the secretary, John Voelcker, who became chairman after the untimely death of Austin Roberts in 1948. He, together with the other Trustees of the Fund, became the driving force that ensured that the original edition was revised and updated.
Revisions
In 1957, seventeen years after the release of the first edition, the Trustees published the second edition under the authorship of G.R. McLachan and R. Liversidge, who also revised the third (1970) and fourth (1978) editions, titled Roberts Birds of South Africa. The Trust had by now become known as the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, a non-profit organisation with limited funding derived from subscriptions and minimal profit from the sale of books. The fifth and sixth editions (1985 and 1993) were revised by Gordon L. Maclean. The seventh edition (2005), entrusted to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, was completely rewritten under the editorship of P.A.R. Hockey, W.R.J. Dean, and P.G. Ryan.
Future Publications
With well over 300 000 copies of Roberts books sold to date, the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund is committed to remaining the forerunner in the publication of up-to-date bird information in the region, and to making publications as affordable as possible to the southern African birding community.